All defendants in the case of murder of anti-fascist Timur Kacharava found guilty

Today, the St-Petersburg jury court has passed a verdict on the case of murder of Timur Kacharava, student and anti-fascist, and assault on his friend Maxim Zghibay in November 2005.

Andrei Shabalin charged with the murder of T. Kacharava has been found guilty of murder of T. Kacharava, attempted murder of M. Zghibay and provoking hatred or enmity on the basis of race or origin and hooliganism, reports "Interfax".

"Echo Peterburga" reports that he faces up to 25 years of imprisonment.

The jury of St-Petersburg city court have found all defendants in the case guilty. However, in the opinion of the jury, many defendants deserve leniency, reports Fontanka.Ru.

The trial on the case of Timur Kacharava lasted more than two months. Seven defendants were tried (three of them are underage, and, as of the moment of committing the crime, six were under 16). One more is announced wanted. They all are charged under the CC article on "provoking hatred or enmity with violence," as well as under the article on "hooliganism."

On November 23, a charity concert was organized in Volgograd to the memory of Timur Kacharava, anti-fascist murdered by Nazies on November 13, 2005 in St-Petersburg. The revenues raised from selling tickets were sent to pay for the medical treatment of Maxim Zghibay, the second victim.